Driving competitiveness and productivity of UK industry through digitalisation
Digital Manufacturing is already here - but is your business ready to take full advantage and be at the forefront of this exciting new era?
On the 30th & 31st October 2017, the third Digitalising Manufacturing Conference is...

e-Mailers was established in 2014 to specifically develop a novel, environmentally friendly packaging solution. Due to the growth in internet sales demand for ‘parcels’ or ‘packets’, there is a need to develop a sustainable alternative to combat plastic bubble envelopes from going to landfill. The...

Due to the numerous cyber-attacks and hacks being reported daily by the global media, organisations are growing increasingly concerned about their own businesses whilst they are being encouraged to adopt more digital technologies, including those within industry 4.0.
It is essential that modern businesses have effective...

Continuously discussed amongst manufacturers within the UK and across the globe, the skills gap is a growing concern for many as the type of skills needed for smart factories are tough to source yet in high demand.
The manufacturing sector is increasingly adopting industry 4.0 technologies...

LCR 4.0 was recently invited to join a new government backed task force to help tackle the UK’s lag in productivity so that we can continue to compete against our European and global competitors.
Simon Reid from the Liverpool City Region LEP attended the inaugural NWBLT/...

Thursday 18th May 2017 saw LJMU host the Women and the 4th Industrial Revolution event in Liverpool, where guests including Girl Geeks, Energy Fairies, Vauxhall Motors and Women in Engineering came together to discuss the barriers and opportunities for women in the industry.
Prof Ahmed Al-Shamma’a...

Showcasing computing and gaming technology and the potential impact on industry
An exciting event was carried out by the dedicated Computing and Gaming department at LJMU based in Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) with support from the LCR4.0 team at LJMU. The event was held...

The feedback LCR 4.0 has received from SME’s is that they are concerned that their workforces do not have the necessary skills to adopt the new technologies of the future. There are even some fears that robots will take our jobs! We are constantly hearing...

On the 4th and 5th April 2017, Manchester welcomed the Industry 4.0 Summit where manufacturing businesses from all over the globe gathered to hear the very latest on the 4th Industrial Revolution. There was a fantastic range of speakers via companies such as TechUK, Siemens,...